@article{MAKHILLJAVA20201914613,
    title = {Characterization of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Dairy Goats in Germany},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {19},
    number = {1},
    pages = {1-10},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2020.1.10},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2020.1.10},
    author = {Castañeda-,A.,A.,M.,M.A. and},
    keywords = {Germany,transfer DNA intergenic spacer length polymorphism PCR,coagulase negative Staphylococci,goat,NAS,subclinical mastitis},
    abstract = {Over 2 years as a part of a surveillance
program, 2038 one half milk samples were collected
from dairy goats representing 12 German herds.
Microbiological investigation of the samples revealed
positive bacterial growth in 17.3% of them. Biochemical
identification of the field isolates detected Non-Aureus
Staphylococci (NAS) in 10.4%, Corynebacteria in 3.2%,
Streptococci in 0.8%, <i>S. aureus</i> in 0.7%, other bacteria in
1.0%. Meanwhile, mixed bacterial growth was shown in
2.2% of the samples. To identify the NAS isolates at their
species level the detection of their biochemical properties
alone using a commercial test kit enabled the correct
identification of a randomized selection of the field
isolates only in 11.4%. For further identification, a
combination of two other identification techniques
(antibiotic resistance profiles and molecular assays) was
additionally applied. By doing so, it was possible to
identify 69 (58.5%) out of 118 isolated presumptive NAS
field strains at their species level. The detected species
included <i>S. caprae</i>, <i>S. epidermidis</i>, <i>S. simulans</i>, <i>S. hyicus</i>,
<i>S. saprophyticus</i>, <i>S. chromogenes</i>, <i>S. lentus</i>, <i>S. xylosus</i> and <i>S. hominis</i>. Among them, <i>S. caprae</i> was detected
most frequently while <i>S. lentus</i>, <i>S. xylosus</i> and <i>S.
hominis</i> were isolated only from sporadic cases.}
    }